> > I had a same bug in the AsyncTask. So i prefer a Thread. > Except that it wasn't a bug... As the OP mentioned, it was a problem in his own logic. Plus Dianne, who happens to be an Android Framework Engineer, said there really is no difference.
Thanks, Justin Anderson MagouyaWare Developer http://sites.google.com/site/magouyaware 2012/3/26 scame <[email protected]> > I had a same bug in the AsyncTask. So i prefer a Thread. > > вторник, 27 марта 2012 г. 5:18:01 UTC+4 пользователь martypantsROK написал: > >> I have an operation that consumes too much time for the UI thread and >> need to do it in another thread. I created a thread using AsyncTask >> and the thread loops until it finds and answer. When its done, I use >> postExecute to deal with the data and update views. The problem is >> that the thread intermittently stops in the middle of a long loop with >> no errors. Sometimes it goes through all data looking, sometimes, the >> thread returns having only looped through a portion. >> >> I posted a question on Stackoverflow, but the only answer I got was >> not to use AsyncTask but just use threads without providing any >> reasoning or details why one is better than another. >> >> What do folks here think? Is there something wrong with the way I've >> implemented my AsyncTask? Or is the stackoverflow poster correct in >> that I should just blindly use Thread without understanding why this >> is incorrect, good, bad, ugly or whatever. >> >> private void playDeviceTile() { >> >> if (mDbHelper.isPlayingDevice(**game_id)) { >> >> // make sure I'm seeing all played tiles >> refreshPlayedTiles(); >> >> final Boolean found; >> >> >> >> final ProgressDialog dialog = new ProgressDialog(mcontext); >> dialog.setMessage("Android is thinking..."); >> dialog.show(); >> >> new AsyncTask<Void,Void, Boolean>(){ >> @Override >> protected void onPostExecute(Boolean isFound) { >> if (!isFound) { >> >> passPlay(1); // never found a tile to >> play. We have to pass >> } >> else { >> playTile(currentTile,1); >> >> } >> dialog.dismiss(); >> postInvalidate(); >> invalidate(); >> } >> >> @Override >> protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) { >> try { >> return doSearchforSpot(); >> } catch (Exception e) { >> Log.e("DRAW", "Exception find spot for device >> tile", e); >> } >> return null; >> } >> >> }.execute(); >> >> } >> } > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
